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Ducks As Birds In The Wild
Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the waterfowl family Anatidae, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.
Backlit Ducks Canvas Back Ducks Gadwall Ducks Goden Eye Ducks Greater Scaup Ducks Lesser Scaup Ducks Mallard Ducks Pied Billed Grebe Ruddy Ducks Shoveler Ducks Unidentified Ducks
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Backlit Ducks, in the Wild

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Canvas Back Ducks, in the Wild

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Gadwall Ducks, in the Wild

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Goden Eye Ducks, in the Wild

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Greater Scaup Ducks, in the Wild

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Lesser Scaup Ducks, in the Wild

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Mallard Ducks, As Birds in the Wild

The mallard or wild duck is a dabbling duck which breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, the Falkland Islands and South Africa.

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Pied Billed Grebe, in the Wild

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Ruddy Ducks, in the Wild

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Shoveler Ducks, in the Wild

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Unidentified Ducks, As Birds in the Wild

Duck is the common name for numerous species in the waterfowl family Anatidae which also includes swans and geese. Ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the family Anatidae; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water.[from wikipedia]


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